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David Garcia will be lecturing in Svalbard, Longyearbyen, on Thursday 25th at the Extreme Islands International Seminar on the educational works imparted at KADK and his design initiative in Greenland via MAP Architects.

MAP Architects has been invited to exhibit at the 15th International Architecture Biennale in Venice. The Danish contribution to the Architecture Biennale in Venice, Italy in 2016 is a snapshot of a new humanism in Danish architecture. With a wunderkammer of architectural prototypes, the two curators behind the exhibition, Boris Brorman Jensen and Kristoffer Lindhardt […]

The ARCTIC STATES symposium organised by Arctic Design Group (ADC) brings together an international group of leading arctic designers and interdisciplinary thinkers to share design and research work to catalyze critical discussions as a series of provocations on the future of the rapidly transforming north. David A. Garcia will be lecturing at the symposium on […]

David A. Garcia will be a key note speaker at The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) at the event On Theory and Method 3: Critical Projections. The program will start on Thursday, March 12, 11.00 and will be concluded on Friday, March 13 at 14.00.

David A. Gacia will be a key note speaker at the Het Nieuwe Instituut on 11th February. His lecture on The Power of Speculation will be presented as part of the Prix de Rome Closing Event: Long Live Fiction!

The exhibition exemplifies four small actions relevant to the design philosophy of MAP Architects; to survey, investigate and understand the site, its challenges and potentials, before engaging with design. The exhibition is open Mon. – Fri. 10:00 – 17:00 until 27 February 2015. LETH & GORI Absalonsgade 21B ST TH DK-1658 Copenhagen V DENMARK

David Garcia have contributed to the 1409 issue of an Architectural Review with the article “A view from Fukushima”. For more information, please visit http://www.architectural-review.com/8665043.article?WT.tsrc=email&WT.mc_id=Newsletter200

We are happy to communicate the new issue of Manual of Architectural Possibilities (MAP 007 Orbit) is out. Over half a century after Sputnik reached orbit, nations have populated and regarded this domain as a remote and detached reality, only to recently realise, that as a territory, it is an extension of the Earth, where […]

We are happy to be part of PAPER Magazines exhibition “Visualising Architecture” with our Fukushima device, the 25th of may at Frilagret, Gothenburg. For more information see: http://papermagazineblog.blogspot.dk/2014/03/support-paper-magazine-and-visualising.html http://www.frilagret.se/event/utstallning-paper/

David Garcia will be lecturing at the KTH in Stockholm, the 9th of April at 10 am at Röda Tältet, KTH Arkitekturskolan. The lecture subtiled “Space, Places and Interventions”, will be continued in a workshop as part of the school’s Vertical Week. The event is open to all students and staff, as well as to the […]

MAP Architects is happy to announce that we have been selected to enhance via architectural interventions, the costal area of Djursland, Denmark. We are delighted to be working with Norddjurs and Sydjurs Municipalities, Destination Djursland, the habitants of Femmøller Strand, Egil Fishers Ferieby and Bønnerup Havn. photo by www.visitdenmark.dk

Archizines celebrates the resurgence of alternative and independent architectural publishing around the world. The touring exhibition, curated by Elias Redstone and initiated in collaboration with the Architectural Association, now features 100 architecture magazines, fanzines and journals from over twenty countries that provide an alternative to the established architectural press. Edited by architects, artists and students, […]

In a world with growing challenges, both natural and artificial, architects need to find new ways to intervene in our built environments. In this lecture, renowned architect David A Garcia travels from pole to pole, through a series of speculative and pragmatic projects, to discuss a new language and approach to architecture in extreme environments. […]

2 October, The Lighthouse, Glasgow An evening of exploration, architecture and science from extreme and remote environments. Architects, scientists, photographers, historians and designers will take you on a stunning visual journey from Mount Erebus in the Antarctic to the tiny Scottish island of Scotasay. PechaKucha is a simple idea: 20 images for 20 seconds each. […]

David Garcia will be lecturing at the University of Texas School of Architecture in Austin, the 11. of September at 5 pm at the Goldsmith Hall. A voyage through landscapes and challenged environments will be the backdrop for a peculiar take on sustainability and resilience in architectural design.

On our way to Ishinomaki and Fukushima with lund students, on a “Tsunami Legacy” expedition. Follow our journey on MAP Architects. From tsunami wave balloon markers, to radioactive soundscapes, wave breaker tests, to salinity research. 15 students and teachers will research the tsunami stricken landscape in the next 2 weeks.

Lecture at Studio-X NYC, Columbia University GSAPP. Friday 13 at 7:00 pm The talk will be followed by a Q&A and light refreshments. Free & open to the public. A short survey of Arctic engagements by architect David Garcia In the imagination of the virtual visitor, both past and present, the Arctic often evokes romanticized […]

Save The Date: 25 July 2013 18:00-20:00 Private View Ice Lab: New Architecture and Science in Antarctica Architecture and Design Scotland, Level 2, The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, Glasgow G1 3NU Be the first to see Ice Lab: New Architecture and Science in Antarctica as it premieres at Architecture and Design Scotland at The Lighthouse, […]